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CULTURAL REFERENCES
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Carnevale is depicted in the 2009 video game; Assassin's Creed II. The main character; Ezio Auditore Da Firenze is assisted by the artist; Leonardo Da Vinci, to hunt down and assassinate the corrupt Doge of Venice during Carnevale while wearing a mas... |
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MASK-MAKERS
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The mascherari, or mask-makers had their own statute dated 10 April 1436. They belonged to the fringe of painters and were helped in their task by sign-painters who drew faces onto plaster in a range of different shapes and paying extreme attention t... |
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VOLTO OR LARVA
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The "Volto" was the more common mask used in Venice for centuries. Volto means "face" to design that is was the most common, simplest mask. |
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MORETTA
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The moretta is an oval mask of black velvet that was usually worn by women visiting convents. It was invented in France and rapidly became popular in Venice as it brought out the beauty of feminine features. The mask was finished off with a veil, and... |
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BAUTA
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Bauta is the whole face, with a stubborn chin line, no mouth, and lots of gilding". One may find masks sold as Bautas that cover only the upper part of the face from the forehead to the nose and upper cheeks, thereby concealing identity but enabling ... |
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VENETIAN CARNIVAL MASKS
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Masks have always been a central feature of the Venetian carnival; traditionally people were allowed to wear them between the festival of Santo Stefano (St. Stephen's Day, December 26) and the start of the carnival season and midnight of Shrove Tuesd... |
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CARNIVALE HISTORY
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Carnivale started as a time for celebration and expression throughout the classes, as wearing masks hid any form of identity between social classes. During the 1970s, the Italian government decided to bring back the history and culture of Venice, and... |
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CARNIVAL OF VENICE
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The Carnival of Venice (Italian: Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual festival, held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival starts around two weeks before Ash Wednesday and ends on Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras), the day before Ash Wednesday. |
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PROPOSED SYSTEMS
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Recently there have been attempts to standardize and simplify the script, e.g. by using x for [z] and a single s for [s]; then one would write baxa for ("she kisses") and basa for ("low"). Another recent convention is to use l for the "soft... |
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TRADITIONAL SYSTEM
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Venetian does not have an official writing system, but it is traditionally written using the Latin alphabet - sometimes with the addition of a couple of letters and/or diacritics for the sounds that do not exist in Italian, such as ç/zh for /?/. Othe... |
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